Cybersecurity norms: CISO at each ‘responsible entity’

The government on Thursday released cybersecurity guidelines for the power sector, which will apply to all “responsible entities” including power generation utilities, distribution utilities, transmission companies and load dispatch centres among others. The guidelines are a precursor to cybersecurity regulations that the Central Electricity Authority is working on.

On October 12, 2020, Mumbai faced major power outages that brought key services to a halt. A US cybersecurity firm, Recorded Future, had said the failure was due to a cyberattack by Red Echo, a hacker group allegedly affiliated with the Chinese government.